Business Aviation

Bombardier has launched an accelerated training program here designed to help aircraft maintenance technicians obtain FAA Airframe and Powerplant certification.

Corporate, Fractional, Charter and Private individual operators all surpassed their hourly utilization performance during February to April 2026 compared to the same period of 2025 and 2019, according to data from Aviation Week’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization.

The number of aggregated hourly flown figures for the world’s leading business aviation carriers show that NetJets and Flexjet each experienced higher flight hours from February to April 2026 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to Aviation Week’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization.

The UK’s National Police Air Service (NPAS) has been granted funding to buy additional helicopters, in addition to aircraft already on order from Airbus.

Archer says it is pursuing a restricted type certificate for its Midnight eVTOL in the UAE that could enable operations in Abu Dhabi ahead of full FAA certification.

The latest news in brief from the business aviation industry.

AIRO unveils Jaunt UAS with five-fold range increase, adds ISR variant for military and civil uses and targets delivery by 2027.

Egypt’s first SAF plant secures $142.9m financing, aiming to produce 200,000 metric tons of biofuels annually with Shell as a key partner.

Wheels Up’s first quarter financial performance is not surprising.

Michael Skov Christensen, CCO at GOGO, reflects on the company's recent recognition for advancing innovation and excellence in the private aviation sector.

The latest flights advance United Therapeutics’ hydrogen-electric helicopter program beyond hover testing into more complex flight operations.

The largest monthly price increase for a gallon of Jet-A fuel was in the Western Pacific region, with prices up 39 cents per gallon compared to April figures, while the largest decrease was in the Great Lakes region, with costs down 47 cents per gallon from a month ago.

Embraer has selected India’s Bharat Forge as a new supplier of forged raw materials for its aircraft.

Boeing plans to invest $1 billion over the next three years in its recently reacquired Wichita site, its top executive announced May 11.

LanzaTech has selected North Sea Port in Ghent, Belgium, as the site for the EU’s first commercial-scale, alcohol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant.

RTX’s Collins Aerospace is expanding a facility in Largo, Florida, to accelerate production of radars for the FAA’s air traffic control modernization push.

The preowned business aircraft market showed both resilience and discipline during the first three months of 2026 despite geopolitical and economic uncertainty.

During the first quarter of 2026, Embraer’s executive jet division recorded higher shipments and revenue.

The French Navy has taken delivery of the first of three Pilatus PC-24 aircraft from Jet Aviation.

The strike occurred at about 8:00 a.m. local time and was part of a large air attack from Ukraine.

Editors examine Joby Aviation’s piloted New York City demos and Unither Bioelectronics’ hydrogen-electric R44 flights in Quebec as AAM moves closer to real-world deployment.

Boni Caldeira, Cirrus Aircraft vice president of international sales, joined Cirrus in 2007.

Jetex and iGA Istanbul Airport have officially inaugurated the Jetex iGA Terminal in Istanbul.

The business case for a proposed new carrier in France epitomizes the narrowing but possibly valuable space left to regional air transport operators in Europe.

Airbus and Lindo will study the use of ABL disinfection technology on emergency medical services helicopters in an effort to reduce pathogen transmission during airborne evacuations.